Supply strategy in the food industry - value net perspective

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-279

  Ahtonen, Anni Kaisa ^a   Virolainen, Veli Matti ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Core capability; Food industry; Supply strategy; Value net

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949355713     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675560903076107     Document Type: Article

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